How Was Your Week with Julie KlausnerFri, 27 Mar 2015 14:41:55 +0000Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:42:28 +0000Libsyn WebEngine 2.0http://howwasyourweek.libsyn.com
enhttp://howwasyourweek.libsyn.comklausnerama@gmail.com (klausnerama@gmail.com)http://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/5/5/4/65549b60c6a1159e/julie_fin.jpgHow Was Your Week with Julie KlausnerJulie Klausnerhow,julie,klausner,was,week,youryesklausnerama@gmail.com"Satan's Interns" Ep. 196Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:41:55 +0000It's 2015 now! Time flies when you're on hiatus making a TV SHOW! This week we're playing catch up on all the events that have transpired since we last spoke. There is so much.

Robert Durst's star has risen. Into the Woods gave us musical splendor and Lady Gaga cleared her throat. We also clarify the single exciting and new thing about Going Clear and the important distinction in scale between Kat Von D and a California forest fire.

Then some questions from you people! The listen-airs! Don't call it a comeback, call it The Comeback.

]]>01:08:21noJohn Safran: "She's a Hurricane" Ep. 195Sat, 27 Dec 2014 01:43:11 +0000Happy Jew Year! We’re back with an episode starring JOHN SAFRAN, whose book God’ll Cut You Down is a True Crime blockbuster, and an official selection of the HWYW Book club!

Also-tales of a very big blender, a review of the ANNIE REMAKE, Julianne Moore’s Christmas Party and why she will win an Oscar, and why you should never take a break. ]]>01:44:08noJodi Lennon "Hearing Yourself Breathe" Ep. 194Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:32:02 +0000Gobble gobble! This week's guest is our pal JODI LENNON! Enjoy as two old pals catch up about everything under the sun.

Plus: why Julie has been a little MIA, when do be worried about Cher, Mazel Tov to Star and Chuckles Manson, giving up on the RHOBH and a lot about Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Happy Black Metal Friday! Hail satan.]]>01:13:03noKatie Notopoulos "The Ol’ Not That" Ep. 193Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:30:34 +0000AMAZING NEWS! Our pal KATIE NOTOPOLOUS is back! Katie, newly-initiated member of The Guest Hall Of Fame, is here to explain GamerGate, be over Bronies, and talk about the time she made the adult baby community angry at her.

Plus, Julie has a revelation about Ryan Murphy and his indecisiveness, Jamie Jazz is on strike!,people who were very angry about Julie’s stupid “Mail Chimp” joke and how it was apparently xenophobic, Kim Kardashian’s disproportionately tiny little mossy swamp mound, and the nostalgic horrors of The Wiz. Plus: Nazi Porn curiosity and why it’s not ladylike to use a porn site’s search engine! And HOW TO HIDE UNDER A BOWL! ]]>01:23:09noSadie Stein "You Have To Take Care of the Baby" Ep. 192Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:29:20 +0000Hi! This week’s guest is SADIE STEIN, who is here to talk to us about how fucked up it is that dolls can’t get decent medical care in Manhattan anymore, the plot of ANNABELLE, amazing things she has overheard on the street from weirdos, and a CRUCIAL story about an older man who finally got to live his dream. And it’s not a common dream, but it’s something everybody needs to hear and think about.

Also! Julie has seen BODY DOUBLE and she’s very upset, and don’t even get her started about THE TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE! Plus: What a talk show hosted by Twisty the Clown would sound like, how Brett Ratner directed actors in his cult movie, HANNIBAL, this new cereal podcast everyone is yammering about, introducing Jamie Jazz, and the last of Spoony’s Bored-walk Empirezzzzzzz recaps!

A fine show!

]]>01:25:48noCaitlin Moran "My Waxy Parts" Ep. 191Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:26:34 +0000Happy Halloween! This week's spookily fabulous guest is CAITLIN MORAN, who joins us to discuss her new book HOW TO BUILD A GIRL as well as: how many miles of foreskin she's likely witnessed in her years on the planet, her start in the music journalism world, Robbie Coltrane's doability, and how Jimmy Jazz is "eligible".... plus FEMINISM / REVOLUTION STUFF like: why rape needs to be REBRANDED as a penetrative attack, how women need to be able to start their days without thinking of themselves as a problem, what her kids say when they fall down, how culture can do what politics can't in terms of affecting change, and how the makeover scene in her book is different and better than what we are all used to.

Oh- also, Caitlin and Julie are very glad that Margaret Thatcher is dead.

Plus! Alice Cooper and his wonderful concert, the chief demo of this show and why it’s important for them to know that I’m on new meds, Meep/Taylor Swift saturation, the shade thrown at box springs, Chelsea Handler’s great ideas about sexism as it pertains to her own bare breasts, and the winner of the Halloween Costume Contest that we didn't even know was a contest until a genius woman sent in a photo of her dog dressed up as Ann Rule.]]>01:26:23noLouis Peitzman "A Handsome on Your Test" Ep. 190Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:35:51 +0000Hi! This week's show grapples with that irritating commercial for Special K that replaces women's sizes with patronizing adjectives, talks about why Renee Zellweger's face is actually important to discuss, tries to deal with how stupid American Horror Story is, reviews dog costumes and makes Redhead Hall of Fame inductee, the "It's a Fact" girl from KITH, a bona fide countess.

Plus- LOUIS PEITZMAN is here, and we are going to talk about the internet, gay stuff, growing up in California, and why it's very important to have a gay male shrink when you're a gay male going to a shrink, damn it!

Hare Krishna, Hare Hare.]]>01:19:49noCole Escola "Australian Mars" Ep. 189Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:18:28 +0000This week's show featuring a delightful chat with the hilarious COLE ESCOLA! Enjoy as Julie & Cole discuss the tension the two of them got past due to them both being Bossy Bottoms, the different kind of moms represented on commercials these days, the origin of one of Cole's characters, Lorraine, and what she has to do with one of the daughters of an author being interviewed on NPR, and what Patti LuPone said to him while getting out of an elevator one time.

Plus: On The Town and the dread of having to go to a second location whilst you are intoxicated! Twisty the Clown and why he is better than Michael Chiklis! Jay Leno's stupid and obnoxious decision to not have Joan Rivers on The Tonight Show, and why it is based in insanity. Gamergate's humiliating concession that someone who does a webseries is actually, not-sarcastically brave! And why it's fun to do an accent when you are running errands.

Enjoy, enjoy!]]>01:28:11noAdvanced Style "Her Own Carol" Ep. 188Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:45:44 +0000This week's show features the stars of the new documentary, ADVANCED STYLE, a film about the movement of women over 50 looking fucking fabulous and loving life and having incredible taste in style and fashion. Enjoy this chat about: how to never be boring, where you can wear something you were afraid you wouldn't be able to wear, why hats are important, and how come enough with the t-shirts and jeans.

Plus: Julie went to see the Chuck Jones exhibit and The Jerk at the Museum of the Moving Image, and she has things to say about Bernadette Peters's hair and Coyote & Roadrunner's questionable appeal, Aaron Spelling's unique "Fuck You" approach to creativity, how Mickey and Minnie Mouse would, as a human couple, be the worst people to ever have to endure a dinner with, and a dramatic reading of the most misguided and self-centered passages of Ann Rule's book about Ted Bundy.

Thanks for the sour persimmons, cousin!]]>01:26:23noAndrea Martin "Hershey Nestlebaum" Ep. 187Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:24:48 +0000Ring the bells! Wake the kids! This week's show features the legendary ANDREA MARTIN, who is just so fabulous I can't even think about it without hurting my head. Andrea tells Julie about her new book, LADY PARTS, how she auditioned for Second City, why Marty Short is not neurotic, what she thinks about when she stops the show in PIPPIN, and the origin story of Libby Wolfson.

Also: what Elvira wears for her Knott's Scary Farm appearances, having a panic attack at Lena Dunham's book party, more of Spoony's BOREDWALK EMPIREZZZ recaps, and a turn of phrase from THE STAIRCASE that is very helpful if you ever needed to know about the sexual history of one particular man. And: a dog costume contest!]]>01:23:35noJohn Early "IF HIS NAME WAS WOODEN SPOON" Ep. 186Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:53:00 +0000Hi, guys. This week's show opens with a hilarious Ben Folds song parody, and it's all downhill from there. Kidding! JOHN EARLY is here, and he's a yummy butter cookie. Join us as we discuss Toni Collette, how he came out to his Minister mom, why gay men like funny women, and why he is not sick of Beyonce.

Plus! What is on the Top 40 tracks these days and whether or not Nicki Minaj is good (Nobody knows), what it might be like to eat McDonald's Apple Slices, how Taylor Swift writes, more Tony Bennett and Gaga thoughts, and Glenn Hetrick's cats.

Hooray!]]>01:11:12noCharles Graeber "Sucking In" Ep. 185Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:40:37 +0000HWYW Book Club! HWYW Book Club! Welcome back to HWYW Book Club. CHARLES GRAEBER is this week's guest. He wrote the fabulous True Crime book THE GOOD NURSE, and he's here to tell Julie about the banality of evil, and how bureaucratic failure is scarier than a lone psychopath, how sex stuff can make murderers confess, why his book was originally called THE PRESSURE SUIT, and how, to the man who killed around 400 people, the story could be best described as a "dark comedy."

Also! A disturbing thing to hear mid-massage, what Joan Rivers's funeral was like, a theory about audience participation and dancing at parties, The Big Chill, and how it is the most horrible movie, and a tie between Nev Schulman and the employees of AREA 51 TATTOOS for worst living humans. Plus- why French women don't get fat. Hint: It's because they're the opposite of Jewish!

Enjoy, enjoy.]]>01:15:29noJoan Rivers "A Cup and Saucer Made Out of a Daffodil" Ep. 182Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:43:38 +0000On April 7, 2011, JOAN RIVERS was kind enough to appear on episode 5 of this podcast. Here is that interview in full.

In addition to being a small tribute to the enormous legacy of this phenomenal woman, it also features the following exchange: Julie: "What DO dogs know?' Joan: "Oh, the usual crap."

In addition to a remembrance of Joan, this week's podcast also features a story about a candy store in Montauk, a lesson about baths versus showers from Reverend John Waters, a meditation on the rhythm of The Simpsons, some Glenn Hetrick news about his cats and Halloween, a sock-eating Great Dane whose privacy doesn't matter, and extensive rumination about Kevin Spacey's upcoming concert in our nation's capital, which is surely a great idea.

RIP Joan. We miss you already.]]>01:00:18noNatasha Lyonne "STANLEY" Ep. 181Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:12:36 +0000Natasha Lyonne! Natasha Lyonne! Everybody screams for Natasha Lyonne! What a treat, America. NATASHA LYONNE, goddamn movie and television star and wonderful human, is here to chat with us right before the Emmys, kiddos. Enjoy as Natasha explains to us why everything is Hitler's fault, why she hasn't watched OITNB yet in full, how bonobo monkeys are totally passé, the veracity of @UberFacts, whether Diane Keaton could attend an orthodox shul wearing what she usually wears, and that time some girls in sleepaway camp thought she was the devil.

Also- more meditations on disappointment! How you are trapped in the moment when fantastizing just depresses you! The Bourdain-Lite rock 'n' roll anthem that is the HOTEL HELL theme song! What "Soulless" is a synonym for (Unhaunted)! Michelle Williams doing something very weird during CABARET! Ice Water as social media! How the residents of Sweethaven from the film "Popeye" are just big weirdos! And how, if you show your ugly stuff as well as your glittering gold, nobody can "getcha" for being miserable.

Hooray for this show.

]]>01:28:42noJoshua Wolf Shenk "My Dog Hates Me" Ep. 180Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:38:11 +0000Hi! This week's show is a great show. JOSHUA WOLF SHENK, author of THE POWERS OF TWO, a new book about creative duos, is here to talk to Julie about autonomy and collaboration! And it's truly fucking fascinating, daddy-o. Enjoy this chat about a kind of intimacy that is not in the service of romance, but instead, speaks to ART. This is a good talk that covers the bases of: the balance between being alone and being with others, the myth that ladies are all satisfied with the identity of "the woman behind the man," and the elusive nature of chemistry.

Also, Julie has an article about how we really screwed up by domesticating dogs! When whistling was sexy! Pauley Perrette's horrible Twitter hashtag she created to deal with the passing of Robin Williams! Avocado talk! And a controversial hunch about Koko the Gorilla.

Hallelujah! A great show for you.]]>01:32:31noDavid Rees "Rita Moreno is Going Through Some Stuff" Ep. 179Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:35:00 +0000Wonderful news! DAVID REES,host of GOING DEEP WITH DAVID REES, is here to talk to Julie about his awesome new show, and what making it entails, including interviewing grave diggers, dealing with filthy insects, watching a cadaver arm move when triggered, and how planes fly.

Also! Tony Bennett is collaborating with Lady Gaga, and is clearly confused and possibly being exploited, Satsumas and what they are, whether it's persuasive to mention the twin towers when negotiating your rent (it isn't), and exciting news about a woman's COLLEAGUE joining her soon at Pret a Manger!

Enjoy this magic morsel.

]]>24:35noMatt Berman "One of the Few Living People That Has a Ghost" Ep. 178Fri, 01 Aug 2014 09:31:48 +0000Let's just get right to it: In this week's episode, Julie RANKS FRUIT. Listen to this provocative and controversial ranking of the top 30 fruits in her life and weep! Also, MATT BERMAN is here to talk to us about his new book, JFK Jr., George, & Me. Enjoy the unique POV of Camelot through the eyes of the art director of George Magazine and, in the process, enjoy the chat about: what the 90s were like, how blue Carolyn Bessette's eyes were, the time Barbara Walters AND Barbra Streisand were both difficult cover models if you can believe it, and how once Herb Ritts thought it was funny to stuff a sock in Cindy Crawford's pants.

Plus: Mario Lopez's slippery food slope now that his shoulder has been injured! A serial killer's way with lotion on patients! Nana, from Peter Pan, and how her arc is more important than the casting of its lead! And a man on the street who thought Julie was pregnant and expressed as much.

Also! I can't emphasize this enough: FRUIT WILL BE RANKED IN THIS EPISODE.]]>01:25:19noNathan Fielder "The Smaller the Cats" Ep. 177Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:46:28 +0000What a show! NATHAN FIELDER, star of "Nathan for You" joins us this week. What a treat! Nathan tells us about how his history of not being able to read people helps him stay in character, why it makes him laugh when people won't say what they're really thinking, and what he and CEO's have in common when it comes to not taking a hint.

Plus! Julie's been watching a ton of bad TV and has a lot to say about NAKED DATING, DEALS FROM THE DARK SIDE, and the dastardly JILL ZARIN EPISODE OF CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP! Plus: why Sherri Shepherd really left THE VIEW. And Pauley Perrette's swollen head.

Enjoy! Hooray!]]>01:18:34noScott King "False Chunk" Ep. 176Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:34:30 +0000Comedy writer and delightful human SCOTT KING joins us this week. Enjoy our discussion of the disadvantages of gay men who grew up without watching DYNASTY on prime time, his serial comedy live show in NYC back in the day starring-ahem-Juliana Margulies, and why everybody should do a goddamn dreamboard.

Also- how to change your ice game! A cookie dough revelation! How much "Weird" Al is too much "Weird" Al? And all hail a chimpanzee named Julie, for fashion reasons.

A great show!

]]>01:13:09noJames Poniewozik "Barbershop Quartet of Bullying Doom" Ep. 175Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:55:31 +0000Happy Ryan "Hot Lips" Houlihan Day! This week's show features TV Critic JAMES PONIEWOZIK, who is here to tell us what to watch this summer.

Also: A street harasser expresses his desire to scratch Julie's summer scalp, an open call for Coen Bros-themed tattoos, Robin Leach's fascinating wife, White Castle and its disgusting food and enigmatic "Hall of Fame," an extensive discussion of Denis Leary's new TV show, how looking back is a thing one does when one is depressed, rejecting the notion of watching a new thing, damnit!

Plus: Welcome back, Rosie O'Donnell's trutherism on The View! CATS: The Musical, now returning to the state with rapping! Why they shoula hired Paul Giamatti for AMERICAN HUSTLE. And Baby Boomers' Terminator vision.

Hey! There are t-shirts for sale now at HowWasYourWeek.com! That's a bonus thing as well. Enjoy!

This week's episode features a chat with author EMILY GOULD about cats, controversy, and Natalie Merchant!

Then, Julie recaps ALADDIN and encourages you to spread rumors about the hidden swastikas in its set design, explains why FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN is Cannibal Cop's theme song, speculates as to whether Annette Bening came on to her, and mourns the waste of Jenny McCarthy's fake eyeglasses now that she will no longer be on The View.

This week's show is a HIDDEN GEMS medley of delights, featuring never-before-heard tidbit/morsels of chats with MERRILL MARKOE, ANDY KINDLER and BRIAN STACK!

Enjoy those gems, pals! And also, relish some brand new observations about why leather harnesses are the best possible things for society, the luxury of being an aging person over irony who just wants to listen to terrible music, a story about a wonderful insane older gal who screamed things about Bush and Cheney at my show, Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie's insane sex, and why David Bryne's hair just screams to have red wine spilled on it.

Enjoy everything!]]>01:12:30noMax Silvestri "Pellet of Pleasure" Ep. 172Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:10:00 +0000Hola, comrades. This week's show features a talk with comedian and lover of food, MAX SILVESTRI. Max has a new album out called King Piglet, and he's going to be the co-host of a new television show called THE FEED. Enjoy Julie & Max talking about baked goods, Bed & Breakfast murder mysteries, patty melts and Hitler. Actually, I don't think we talk about Hitler at all. My bad!

Also: Thoughts on the new Shep Gordon documentary! The best part of sweet death! (Not promoting live shows) The gross weirdos who click on links that show you what famous babies look like growing up! Roberta at a party! And a lot of thoughts on TAXICAB CONFESSIONS.

Feed my Frankenstein!

]]>01:14:53noJason Nash "Brillsplaining" Ep. 171Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:08:16 +0000Good morning, Vietnam! This week's show features an interview with comedian and filmmaker JASON NASH, who joins Julie to talk about whether it's harder to want to be in your own stuff, why you probably shouldn't say "black friends," and whether LA is a good or terrible idea.

Also, Julie saw the ALADDIN performance on the Tony's, and it's pretty much all she wants to talk about. That and Hugh Jackman. That and the Carole King musical. And Mickey Mouse. Also, other stuff. You'll love it!